Things student can do during workshop time: Vocabulary notebook:as they read, record unknown words and page number Write word on vocab notebook then skip line; write next word (as homework with parent, student writes sentence using word on the skipped line) During conferences:unknown word or difficult word put on index card; student files card in alphabet box.During workshop time – after ABC order is taught – students can alphabetize 2 letters (T and B) words, etc. Reading:Change books after finished and conferenced on Instructional; independent – in bag on desk in AM Read 3-5 times;out loud number one voice for pronunciation; 2nd time silently saying or writing main idea; third time with expression;eventually move to number of minutes. Choice – as many as want (not in bag)May change as often as want Reading Response Journals Retell w/partner Book share w/partner Phase in Look for Punctuation – as begin writing workshop Write a sentence about setting, title, author, etc. Listening center Compare/contrast Review of a book Write a recommendation Paired reading Poetry Sorting Sequencing Word work:Vocabulary, unknown words Prediction Content area reading Read the trailer or room Skill page (character, setting) Fluency exercises /partner reading Readers’ Theater Interactive Charts (early first grade can do this independently also) Books on tape Record self reading and listen to tape Retell with props/acting it out Recommend books to partner Share in groups Make projects Read aloud picture books, do activity (making connections, illustrating a concept, alternate ending, predicting) Reading Work stations - Kindergarten Letter naming (Fridge phonics, Leap Frog, Letter ball, Letter Bingo, Go Fish letters, memory letters, flash cards, computer programs, name activities, letter friends) Letters and Sounds (Fridge phonics, Picture sort) Phonemic Awareness (rhyming cards, puzzles, computer programs, names (stretch, clap syllable, etc.), segmenting and blending puzzle cards Reading (poems, charts, Kdg. Readers, message, predictable charts, big books, books on tape, name cards, sight word cards, read the room) Preschool Identify alphabet in environment Environmental print Connect letters to sound (Dr. Jean music and others) Match beginning sounds with toys Matching sounds (farm sound games, transportation sounds, and musical instruments) Alphabet Identify name (carpet square, cubbies, snack packet, who is here today, graphing Q of day, sign in) Writing during circle time Standing on letter during gross motor music time Matching, labeling theme related games (file folder, math short/long path games) puppets Words Word wall in writing center Identifying words with picture in books “Are you my mother?” etc. (repeated words, predict what will happen) Games that match letters of word w/words Rhyming – games and books Labeling objects in the room Clap their names
Vocabulary notebook:as they read, record unknown words and page number
Write word on vocab notebook then skip line; write next word (as homework with parent, student writes sentence using word on the skipped line)
During conferences:unknown word or difficult word put on index card; student files card in alphabet box.During workshop time – after ABC order is taught – students can alphabetize 2 letters (T and B) words, etc.
Reading:Change books after finished and conferenced on
Instructional; independent – in bag on desk in AM
Read 3-5 times;out loud number one voice for pronunciation; 2nd time silently saying or writing main idea; third time with expression;eventually move to number of minutes.
Choice – as many as want (not in bag)May change as often as want
Reading Response Journals
Retell w/partner
Book share w/partner
Phase in Look for Punctuation – as begin writing workshop
Write a sentence about setting, title, author, etc.
Listening center
Compare/contrast
Review of a book
Write a recommendation
Paired reading
Poetry
Sorting
Sequencing
Word work:Vocabulary, unknown words
Prediction
Content area reading
Read the trailer or room
Skill page (character, setting)
Fluency exercises /partner reading
Readers’ Theater
Interactive Charts (early first grade can do this independently also)
Books on tape
Record self reading and listen to tape
Retell with props/acting it out
Recommend books to partner
Share in groups
Make projects
Read aloud picture books, do activity (making connections, illustrating a concept, alternate ending, predicting)
Reading Work stations - Kindergarten
Letter naming (Fridge phonics, Leap Frog, Letter ball, Letter Bingo, Go Fish letters, memory letters, flash cards, computer programs, name activities, letter friends)
Letters and Sounds (Fridge phonics, Picture sort)
Phonemic Awareness (rhyming cards, puzzles, computer programs, names (stretch, clap syllable, etc.), segmenting and blending puzzle cards
Reading (poems, charts, Kdg. Readers, message, predictable charts, big books, books on tape, name cards, sight word cards, read the room)
Preschool
Identify alphabet in environment
Environmental print
Connect letters to sound (Dr. Jean music and others)
Match beginning sounds with toys
Matching sounds (farm sound games, transportation sounds, and musical instruments)
Alphabet
Identify name (carpet square, cubbies, snack packet, who is here today, graphing Q of day, sign in)
Writing during circle time
Standing on letter during gross motor music time
Matching, labeling theme related games (file folder, math short/long path games) puppets
Words
Word wall in writing center
Identifying words with picture in books
“Are you my mother?” etc. (repeated words, predict what will happen)
Games that match letters of word w/words
Rhyming – games and books
Labeling objects in the room
Clap their names